Hegel's theory of recognition : from oppression to ethical liberal modernity / Sybol Cook Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Sybol Cook.

Series:

Continuum studies in philosophy.

Continuum studies in philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Recognition (Philosophy).

Ethics, Modern--19th century.

Ethics, Modern.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a significant and timely study of Hegel's social theory - there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest in Hegel in recent years. Since the 1960's 'New Left' emancipatory movements have claimed that women, ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, and other groups are oppressed. Some liberal theorists have treated their demands for equality as matters of toleration, of securing by law the equal treatment of cultures and conceptions of the good. However, much more is involved. Also at stake are conceptions of identity differences that inform social practices and perpetuate inequalities...

Contents:

Introduction : redeeming recognition

Oppression reconsidered

Misrecognition as oppression

Overcoming oppression : the limits of toleration

Beyond toleration : toward a concept of recognition

Hegel's theory of recognition in the Phenomenology : recognitive understanding and freedom

Recognition in the Philosophy of right : particularity and its right

Winning the right of particularity : recognizing difference in ethical life

Conclusion : Hegel, recognition, and ethical liberal modernity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-206) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-29699-X

9786612296994

1-4411-4742-X

OCLC:

457729361